"Larkin! Larkin come here!" Jenna shouts, jumping around like Tigger Bear. Giggling, I walk over at a somewhat rapid pace to meet my excite-able friend. Laughing, I look at to her as she smiles broadly near my Christmas tree.
"What is it?" I ask her innocently.
"I got you a Christmas gift!" Looking to her shocked, I watch as she pulls out a thin square from behind her back. The gift is wrapped in red and white paper and a green bow. The green of the bow, along with the tree in the corner, are the only things that stand out in the room filled with red and white amaryllis flowers that fill the counters. "My mummy told me to wait until after your parents gave you the first thing, but I can't wait!" She hands it over, yet I don't accept it until I've rifled through the presents under my tree and picked up a box with her name on it.
"I got you something too!" I reply, unable to get rid of the ridiculous grin that is on my face. Exchanging presents, I'm about to open mine when my mother walks into the room.
"Jenna," My mummy laughs. "If you give her the present now, she'll know what her father and I have gotten her!"
"Oh, I'm sorry Mrs. Walker. I really am. I was just so excited and I couldn't wait!"
"That's alright," My mother laughs. "Open it. I want to see what you think." We both do as we're told, tearing the paper from the gifts. As if it was possible, the smile on my face grows as I uncover a record by the Backstreet Boys.
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Chasing Rainbows
Teen FictionLarkin Katherine Walker has lived a long, tragic life. At the age of twenty, the past five years have slipped by without her living them at all. So what is she going to do about it? After all, going after happiness is like chasing a fucking rainbow...
